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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: culero on December 28, 2002, 10:21:09 AM
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Its *humor*, folkses ;)
culero
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what would Lafayette say about this?
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(http://homepage.mac.com/leperous/.Pictures/watching.jpg)
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From what I hear, the French soldiers of today are quite good. And the foreign legion has never said no to a battle.
But funny pics :D.
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roflmao one of the best darn posts EVER
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Originally posted by hawk220
what would Lafayette say about this?
he'd say "mon dieu!" then he'd brak out in a sweat & have to go fix his face powder
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what would Napoleon say about this? Probably turned in his grave when the Germans beat the sh*it out of the French Army and their Maginot line.
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Originally posted by culero
Its *humor*, folkses ;)
culero
Ummm someone tell Frenchy where this post is.
I wanna see. :cool: :D
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Originally posted by X2Lee
Ummm someone tell Frenchy where this post is.
I wanna see. :cool: :D
culero ~loosens drag a little more~ ;)
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Oh ho ho ho! That was so funny! Not.
I couldn't help noticing that the cover of the magazine was written in English, and that the spelling is American - ie grueling instead of gruelling. Do the Americans realise that France has its own language? Or was this created in a moment's idleness by a monolingual dumb yank...
BTW the French Foreign Legion means just that - it is not open to the French.
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You're so sophistamacated b33tle, could you learn me some...you's mah hero!
SOB
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Originally posted by beet1e
I couldn't help noticing that the cover of the magazine was written in English, and that the spelling is American - ie grueling instead of gruelling. Do the Americans realise that France has its own language? Or was this created in a moment's idleness by a monolingual dumb yank...
Well golly!!??!! What idiot came up with the idea of printing something in english meant for an english speaking audience?? What a complete doofus!!
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Originally posted by beet1e
Oh ho ho ho! That was so funny! Not.
I couldn't help noticing that the cover of the magazine was written in English, and that the spelling is American - ie grueling instead of gruelling. Do the Americans realise that France has its own language? Or was this created in a moment's idleness by a monolingual dumb yank...
BTW the French Foreign Legion means just that - it is not open to the French.
Nope..the officer cadre is French.
FatBat
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Tumor - you are a fool, but at least you made my point for me. And that was that the picture was concocted for an audience. :) Might have been funny if it had been in French, but in English it looks idiotic. Says a lot for the intended audience. :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by beet1e
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I couldn't help noticing that the cover of the magazine was written in English, and that the spelling is American - ie grueling instead of gruelling. Do the Americans realise that France has its own language?
Gee, not much gets past you, eh? :D
culero (LMAO!)
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You wouldn't believe the number of "multilingual" idiots I have met. They do possess the uncanny ability to say stupid things in more than one language though... they should be proud.
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Originally posted by beet1e
Tumor - you are a fool, but at least you made my point for me. And that was that the picture was concocted for an audience. :) Might have been funny if it had been in French, but in English it looks idiotic. Says a lot for the intended audience. :rolleyes:
So your saying it should have been printed in French so most of the intended audience couldn't read it? Who's the tard bleat1e? :D
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No, Tumor, you missed his elitist remark about Americans being monolingual. We're just not above it all enough to get it.
Edit: insert "not"
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beet1e...Truth hurts..two wars, two surrenders.. Keep up the good work protecting your citizenry
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JBA - I am not French. Britain beat France in the Napoleonic wars, 1815, and in the Revolutionary war 1789-92.
OK, perhaps the "intended audience" does not know that France has its own language? Sorry to labour the point, but I live in a culture of multilingualism. If you don't know what that is, come to the next Eurocon in Holland. For the benefit of the Americans who have never been beyond their own shores (ie most of them - LOL) Holland is also known as The Netherlands, and is one of 15 member states of the European Union. You can't drive there, but you can fly there. It's right of the North Sea, and left of Germany - lol. You will need a passport - a sort of booklet with your personal details and photograph, with a lot of blank pages for visas - those are permits to allow to to stay in the country you are visiting. The vast majority of con-goers will be fluent in at least two languages, many in three, and some in four or more. It seems that most Americans who post here struggle with one. LOL So I'm used to seeing things in the appropriate language. Excuse the hell out of me for not being a truck driving redneck.
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Que Lastima!
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Multilingualism is the sign of a conquered nation.
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The French just caught another terrorist...a baggage handler at Charles DeGaull airport.
Seems like they are the ones doing more to combat terrorism recently than anyone else.
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I prefer truck driving American rednecks who only speak one language over smug, superior acting Brits who can insult me in any of several languages.
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Beetle, for the sake of curiosity, why did you spend time in America? Obviously you were here long enough to develop a rather nasty noodle envy, but was employment so good in the UK you intended to spread the wealth to America, or was it the other way around?
All that aside, you're seriously playing the elitist Euro-tard to the hilt.
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Originally posted by ra
Multilingualism is the sign of a conquered nation.
Really?
The Swiss are known for speaking lots of languages. There are 3 official Swiss languages...French, German and Italian.
Please let me know who has EVER conquered them? I'll help you...NOONE.
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ra -
Multilingualism is the sign of a conquered nation.
It might also be a sign of countries with different languages living harmoniously side by side. Now here's a true story. I was driving around an industrial estate on Touhy Avenue, Chicago, and needed directions. So I stopped to ask one of about eight guys taking a break outside their place of work. But I was unable to get directions as none of them spoke English :eek:, and I do not speak fluent Spanish.
Kieran - I had a job offer, and saw it as a stepping stone to better things. I should play down the noodle envy card if I were you. Over here, we get to keep the whole thing, whereas you guys (even those of you who are not Jewish) tend to get clipped at birth thanks to your nanny doctors who believe it's better that you don't have a foreskin. Maybe that's why the word "banana" is not in common use in America? But wait a moment... I refuse to believe that America does not have an equivalent word for "banana". After all, there's enough of them out there - LOL!!! :D:p:D
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Not having the experience of seeing the number of American noodlees that you obviously have (or European noodlees, for that matter), I'll have to take your word for it.
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I think it's time for a quote from Lasz...
"Beetle...you still suck"
Thank you, that's concludes our reading from the great American Classics
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The Swiss are known for speaking lots of languages.
The Swiss were never conquered because they have such a good navy.
But I was unable to get directions as none of them spoke English , and I do not speak fluent Spanish.
So they were monolingual? BTW, how many of the 15 Euro languages do you intend to learn?
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Originally posted by ra
The Swiss were never conquered because they have such a good navy.
Boy do I hope you are kidding.
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Originally posted by ra
The Swiss were never conquered because they have such a good navy.
:D Good one
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Originally posted by ra
BTW, how many of the 15 Euro languages do you intend to learn?
I hope he learns to say "Thank You America" in all 15 of them because if not for the USA the only language Beat1e and the other Euros would be speaking is German.
BTW, "a harmonious Europe" is an oxymoron. They've been warring against each other forever, and will undoubtedly war against each other in the future. For Beat1e to even imply Europe has lived in harmony is laughable.
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Drunky! Don't tell them I suck in a thread where noodlees have been mentioned. ;) For the same reason, avoid the synonym "tongue" to mean language!
Ra - So they were monolingual? BTW, how many of the 15 Euro languages do you intend to learn?
I don't know if they were mono, bi, or multi lingual. But they did not speak English. :D As for learning the 15 European languages, my task will be eased by the fact that several countries share the same language. Eg. Britain & Ireland, Germany & Austria. But then Belgium has two languages - French and Flemish. But Luxembourg doesn't have its own language. There they seem to speak German & French. Finnish will be the toughest of the lot. :(
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I only speak three fluently. Gonna learn Spanish though. That way Bush Jr. won't have an edge on me :D
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Originally posted by Airhead
I hope he learns to say "Thank You America" in all 15 of them because if not for the USA the only language Beat1e and the other Euros would be speaking is German.
By the same token you all should learn how to say thank you to my little island. Without it all of the colonists would have starved to death.
So, Airhead, my friend, you are very welcome.
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As a matter of fact, Bush even named his drilling company after his own surname in spanish (Arbusto). :D
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Originally posted by Curval
By the same token you all should learn how to say thank you to my little island. Without it all of the colonists would have starved to death.
So, Airhead, my friend, you are very welcome.
Sorry, Curval, my ancestors are Spanish who settled in California before 1800. I doubt they ever saw the East Coast- and probably spoke only one language.:)
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Originally posted by Airhead
Sorry, Curval, my ancestors are Spanish who settled in California before 1800. I doubt they ever saw the East Coast- and probably spoke only one language.:)
Ahhh...so you are decended from those nice Spanish guys who came over and basically wiped out the indigineous populations of South America and most of the Carribean tribes. Isn't that special.;) Perhaps you should thank Mr. Christopher Columbus.
Or...when you say Spanish do you mean like...Mexican? This would infer that either the nice Americans were kind enough to let your ancestors pick their crops for them...for little, if any, pay OR that you are decendant from rich landowners who came up North fleeing revolutionary types who wanted to take their land and property away?
Not sure who you should thank then.
:p
Either way...today you benefit from the constitution that was written and framed by a bunch of East Coasters....and again I say, "You are welcome".
(Just razzing ya man...);)
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I hope he learns to say "Thank You America" in all 15 of them because if not for the USA the only language Beat1e and the other Euros would be speaking is German.
That's true. The Germans were only waiting untill they'd lost enough planes over the channel for the wrecks to form an aluminium causeway, then they were going to walk across.
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As for learning the 15 European languages, my task will be eased by the fact that several countries share the same language. Eg. Britain & Ireland, Germany & Austria. ..beetle
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Ya ENGLISH...why do you think that's the case....perhaps its the best schools, best medicine, best bussiness atmosphere..in the world.....
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Originally posted by Curval
Ahhh...so you are decended from those nice Spanish guys who came over and basically wiped out the indigineous populations of South America and most of the Carribean tribes. Isn't that special.;) Perhaps you should thank Mr. Christopher Columbus.
Or...when you say Spanish do you mean like...Mexican? This would infer that either the nice Americans were kind enough to let your ancestors pick their crops for them...for little, if any, pay OR that you are decendant from rich landowners who came up North fleeing revolutionary types who wanted to take their land and property away?
Not sure who you should thank then.
:p
Either way...today you benefit from the constitution that was written and framed by a bunch of East Coasters....and again I say, "You are welcome".
(Just razzing ya man...);)
LOL Well, I'm sure the indigenous peoples of the East Coast would tell us how much they enjoyed the English colonization of the East Coast of North America- if any of them had survived it. Sheeesh, the Indians even prefered the smelly old French over you guys.
The fact that most casulties among the indigenous peoples colonized by the Spanish died of syphilis instead of bullets speaks volumes about the closeness of the association between the two peoples.
I'm afraid you, Beatle, Santa, et. al. have formed your opinions of Americans based upon the type of American who visits Bermuda or England- an east coaster. Believe me, east coasters are rude obnoxious pushy little sweaty fat boys who are as far removed from the West Coasters culturally as St. Santa is from his Somali girlfriend and her two nephews. The West Coast is the true garden spot of North America, the East Coast is our garbage dump.
:)
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Nope. It didn't improve.
This thread started off badly, declined rapidly, and the less said about the end the better.
BTW - Nice one, Nashwan.
Hasta luego!
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Originally posted by Airhead
The fact that most casulties among the indigenous peoples colonized by the Spanish died of syphilis instead of bullets speaks volumes about the closeness of the association between the two peoples.
Believe me, east coasters are rude obnoxious pushy little sweaty fat boys who are as far removed from the West Coasters culturally as St. Santa is from his Somali girlfriend and her two nephews. The West Coast is the true garden spot of North America, the East Coast is our garbage dump.
Syphilis and Small Pox are very different kettles of fish old chap. The latter tended to spread a tad more effectively from the filthy lice ridden Spaniards that graced the shore of the New World. No doubt rape and the occasional passion fest resulted in many cases of syphilis, but not in enough numbers to eradicate entire villages and communities.
;)
Every November I am reminded about the good old days in early America..you know turkey dinners and agricultural exchange. (in the form of corn and hemp.) :) But, I grant you that the fellows who colonised the east coast of the United States were in fact rather rough on the local populace. However, it wasn't until the country separated from the British that the wholesale slaughter of the Indians really began and by that time it wasn't the British doing the killing. They called themselves "Americans"...those murderous scum.
LOL...I'm sure the founding fathers appreciate your thoughts on the people of the Eastern States as will anyone else here from those parts.
:p
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Well, at least I only have to learn one language now, thanks in part to Small Pox or whatever, so I guess the old saying "all's well that ends well" applies here.
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Now how did this turn into a spaniards-bashing fest? I thought it began as a French-mocking thread! :)
Every country with power has had its share of atrocities, so let's not turn this into a "your culture is worse than my culture"... puhleeeze.
Daniel
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Cyrano...sorry man..just having some fun with Elfenwolf/Airhead.
Merely a virtual "joust".
No offense intended at all.
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Likewise Dan, what Curval said. We were just playing and meant no offense against the Spanish. Hell, thanks to the historical promiscuity of Spanish women I hane a little German in me, a bit of French and a hell of a lot of unknown. LOL Believe me, I am no purebred.
, didn't mean to diss the Spanish.
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Welcome back Airhead.
Believe me, east coasters are rude obnoxious pushy little sweaty fat boys who are as far removed from the West Coasters culturally as St. Santa is from his Somali girlfriend and her two nephews.
bravo!!
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None taken guys ;)
Daniel
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JBA - I said that the UK and Ireland shared a language, and that Germany & Austria shared a language. I did not say that all four countries share the same language! The wording of your post led me to believe that you thought Germany & Austria spoke English as a first language - lol!
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No. What I meant was that the World has learned English for a reason. They want to do business with the largest Economy in the world, send their kids to our schools, and come to our hospitals to learn, treat, or be treated. Or escape the oppressive taxation of the EU.
We don't need to learn other languages, unless it is out of sure desire, not a necessity. You live in area of the world the requires you to learn multi. Languages if you want to travel. But I'm sure your Businesses use English.
And your right about most Americans not traveling out of US, no need to, this country is so big it would take a lifetime to see it all. I’ve seen more of Europe then the US.
And before you get ahead of yourself with your Elitist "if you don't know two languages then your dumb crap". I'll say this, not that I need to, but my European Wife and I are multilingual, rearing multilingual kids.
P.S. Our law degress and PhD's make us over qualified to be "truck driving rednecks"
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And your right about most Americans not traveling out of US, no need to, this country is so big it would take a lifetime to see it all. I’ve seen more of Europe then the US.
Yes, I notice that Americans are fond of quoting size. ;) They are fond of saying things like the UK being a "tiny little island", whereas it's actually quite a few islands which occupy an area about the size of Oregon. Funny how you never hear of Oregon described as a "tiny little state" - partly because it's the 11th largest state. Seems like there's a sense of proportion missing along the way. Jersey is the largest of 6 Channel Islands, and is only about 13 miles by 9 miles - now there's a tiny little island...
As for "not needing to leave the US", that's a superfluous statement. I don't "need" to leave Britain, and most Spaniards do not "need" to leave Spain. Most Indians never leave India. I feel that the reason that most Yanks never leave the US is because they don't get the sort of holiday or personal vacation entitlement that we get here in Europe. Most American firms have you working from 8am to make a 40 hour week, and offer paltry holiday entitlements of around 2 weeks per annum. I even knew someone who, on starting a new job, was entitled to only 1 week of personal leave. In Europe, most people get 4 weeks holiday or more, depending on seniority. And if you're doing serious travelling, you just wouldn't be able to do it with American levels of personal leave. That's why so many of the Yanks seen in tourist traps in Britain are actually retirees.
Where is your wife from, JBA?
Hehe, the "truck driving redneck" quip seems to have found a target. :D
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JBA, You edited your post, but not before I saw you refer to the French army as small and weak. For a moment, I thought you were talking about American coffee! lol
I have no idea of the size of the French army. I suspect that like the Swiss Navy, it's as big as it has to be. I don't view France as a weak country. It is, after all, one of a relative handful of countries with a nuclear defence/deterrent, the others being the US, Britain, Russia, China (I think?), and Israel - although Israel doen't like it talked about and jailed a guy for about 15 years for doing just that. (Story here (http://www.nonviolence.org/vanunu/archive2/yabrotherst.html).)
This thread was not never about the French military. It was a thinly veiled attempt to elicit a few cheap laughs at the expense of the French military. In that sense, it seems to have been successful.
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Originally posted by beet1e
...the others being the US, Britain, Russia, China (I think?), and Israel...
india, pakistan, north korea, kazhakstan, ukraine...scandanavian countries could put them todether in probably 5 minutes. so could germany, italy...
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Originally posted by beet1e
small and weak.... American coffee! lol
So now it's our COFFEE you object to huh Beatle? If you keep this up you might find yourself locked in a cell at Guantamino Bay. Don't say Toad, Lazs and I didn't try to warn you :)
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Originally posted by beet1e
JBA - Americans who have never been beyond their own shores (ie most of them - LOL) .
Lol beetle reason why is beacuse we dont like to slum.
We will go from our shores tho. Eiether to kick some arse or help you guys out when we are needed.(a lot)
Go ahead a spew yer horse toejame.
:mad: you seem to care very much about us and all
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Originally posted by Curval
Please let me know who has EVER conquered them? I'll help you...NOONE.
Well maybe not but why? Good sucking up to both sides
or yall are just some invincible bastards? ;)
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X2Lee Now now, I'm sure Beatle is LHAO at this, so no need to be nasty.
Oh, and Oregon IS a "tiny little State"... in fact we're made up of a whole BUNCH of "tiny little States"... almost 50 of em now.
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Originally posted by beet1e
I don't "need" to leave Britain, and most Spaniards do not "need" to leave Spain. . :D
You dont get it, why would we even want to leave our country? Theres nothing you have that we dont.
Theres nothing you have that we want.
We are free fat and happy for the most part.
You on the other hand cannot even be trusted to own a weapon.
Most Americans that are overseas are forced there by our
government to look out for countries like yours.
Or to look around for a bit then scurry back to the home of the free.
I feel your pain tho
Happy New Year.
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ROFL!
X2Lee Now now, I'm sure Beatle is LHAO at this, so no need to be nasty.
He sure is! :D
X2LeeYou dont get it, why would we even want to leave our country? Theres nothing you have that we dont.
It's not about shopping! But the very fact that you seek an explanation strongly indicates that you wouldn't understand the answer anyway. Now listen, X2Lee - the price of a F4U-1C went up with 1.11, and I'm down to 800pp. So get back in that PT boat. I want to come and shoot you some more at 3pp per pop. :D:p
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Originally posted by beet1e
ROFL! He sure is! :D
X2Lee It's not about shopping! But the very fact that you seek an explanation strongly indicates that you wouldn't understand the answer anyway. Now listen, X2Lee - the price of a F4U-1C went up with 1.11, and I'm down to 800pp. So get back in that PT boat. I want to come and shoot you some more at 3pp per pop. :D:p
You MUST plan on sneaking up on me or catching me afk if you threatnin to keel me....:D :p :cool:
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The reason it is printed in English is because of the relative levels of humor among languages.
French is inherently not funny. Unless you are yelling from the ramparts speaking English with a phony French accent at "silly English Kniggets". And that goes to show that while the accent is funny, the words must be English in order for the humor quotient to be above unity. :)
The collected works of Pepe' LePew also show this reasoning to be sound
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I think what Beet1e is hinting at is that it's a good thing to experience other cultures. It helps to open ones minds to alternative ideas - and sometimes admit that some things are better in another cultures and some things are worse. It broadens one's horizon.
It helps to lower the 'us vs them' attitude and builds knowledge, and with that, tolerance. Assuming that ones culture is the best, greatest etc when one hasn't got anything to compare with is naive in my opinion.
Of course there are huge cultural differences within the US, but it's not quite the melting pot it's been cracked up to be. Lots of different cultures, but it's a melting pot without a fire underneath. Different ethnic and cultural groups stick to themselves with only little cultural exchange. And there's an overall cultural norm - the American ideal.
Most Europeans know about American culture, since many aspects of it are quite good and popular and has been exported very succesfully. Living in a rather small area populated by diverse cultural groups also add incentive to learn more.
But Americans have enough in themselves and as has been pointed out has no need to experience other cultures. I think it's a loss not to as it can only further ignorance and intolerance, but that's my personal opinion.
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Originally posted by X2Lee
You dont get it, why would we even want to leave our country? Theres nothing you have that we dont.
Theres nothing you have that we want.
We are free fat and happy for the most part.
You on the other hand cannot even be trusted to own a weapon.
Most Americans that are overseas are forced there by our
government to look out for countries like yours.
Or to look around for a bit then scurry back to the home of the free.
I feel your pain tho
Happy New Year.
You might want to go on vacation?
Something you don't have...culture...or buildings over 200 years old.
Free and fat...good for you. But, if you live in New York don't try and smoke in a bar...and don't ride your motorcycle without a helmet.
I can own a weapon...as can Beet1e...he just has to join a club and keep the weapon there.
No-one forces any Americans to come to my country...and usually the biggest complaint is that there isn't a McDonalds.
I'm free where I am. You come and talk to me about how free you are this April...you know..tax time.
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Nothing against all your countries, but I like it here where I am. I'm totally not interested in visiting your countries. Heck, I'm not even much interested in exploring my own country. It's just the way I am. (Make way for Beetle's next comment) More than not being interested in visiting your countries, I am even less interested in commenting on your politics, which are none of my business. My view of Beetle as a UK poster is he is by far a minority on most issues, but he definitely does have a nanny bent. Lately he is also coming off very elitist to me... so I am becoming more convinced the whole gun debate issue wasn't really about his observations on our gun laws as it was his standing on perceived higher cultural ground.
Either that, or he simply likes the sound of his own voice.
Now the start of the thread was a stupid premise, no doubt. It was obviously also a joke- heck, how can you not laugh at a country that hails Jerry Lewis as a comic genius?
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kieran -
I'm totally not interested in visiting your countries. Heck, I'm not even much interested in exploring my own country. It's just the way I am. (Make way for Beetle's next comment) More than not being interested in visiting your countries, I am even less interested in commenting on your politics, which are none of my business.
I see from your profile that your occupation is that of Teacher. So I find your attitude towards foreign culture and travel to be all the more surprising. I would have thought that as a teacher, you would have gravitated towards any activity that involves learning. What do you teach? Who do you teach? Does the curriculum include grammar and spelling?
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Originally posted by Curval
...or buildings over 200 years old.
200 year old buildings? What's so good about them? I'm stationed over in England right now, living in a building that's over 200 years old. The heating sucks. Not really seeing the attraction here....
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I see from your profile that your occupation is that of Teacher. So I find your attitude towards foreign culture and travel to be all the more surprising. I would have thought that as a teacher, you would have gravitated towards any activity that involves learning. What do you teach? Who do you teach? Does the curriculum include grammar and spelling?
So you really are going to go on the spelling and grammar sidetrack...? Hate to say it, but I expected you were serious about that. Are you going to ask for pictures of my daughter again? :eek:
I love to learn, not that I need to defend myself on that point. It's a great big world of possibility, and one of those possibilities is that I don't find your country particularly interesting. Sorry that seems to have struck a nerve with you. :cool:
BTW, you're wasting your time projecting your idea of what I should think or be like upon me.
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Originally posted by mjolnir
200 year old buildings? What's so good about them? I'm stationed over in England right now, living in a building that's over 200 years old. The heating sucks. Not really seeing the attraction here....
LOL...but that is because whomever is supposed to maintain that building should have installed central heating by now...and my guess is the blame for that should be directed as the US military.
To be honest the idea of visiting a bunch of old buildings is not my idea of a great time...unless we are talking castles that were fought over in the Middle Ages. Whenever I have been to one I have just stood there and tried to imagine what it must have been like. Amazing stuff.
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Heh yeah Curval, I love that stuff too.
AND (and this is GREAT) the salinity in the Baltics is so low that wood eating worms aren't present. Warships from the 1600s (just an example) can be found virtually intact! Hell, the Swedes even raised one (The Wasa, a huge colossus thtat was poorly designed and capseized on its maiden voyage after just a few kilometres of sailing :D).
Havingsaid that, I can understand you're comfortable in your own culture and country. For me staying at home is unthinkable. I'm probably damaged mentally fro a childhood where our family moved no less than 14 times (to different cities all the time).
So I get fed up with being at one place once I learn the rules. Been in Aalborg for 7 years now and am itching to go to a place where I don't know the culture.
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I'm not sure this will count for anything, but here's my personal experience w/regards to travel and cultures.
A little background....I'm of Italian descent, my grandfather immigrated to the USA from Genova. My wife is from Italy, came to Boston when she was a child from a village outside of Naples. She became a US citizen after we were married because she wanted to participate in and excercise her franchise to vote.
My occupation has taken me to the following countries (I've visited each multiple times and traveled extensively in each). China, Hong Kong (love HK), Thailand, Phillipines, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Belgium, France, UK, Switzerland (but only once, and was an in/out type thing).
The Asian countries are the most interesting to me because they are so different than the Western Cultures I am used to.
In HK, you see the mix of the world's cultures. To me, each culture is unique and interesting to see. I have had great experiences in each, and all the way to downright scary and threatening in each as well (driving in Belguim!...hehe Saw!)
I have seen ex-pats from western cultures just act arrogant as hell, and other ex-pats from those same western cultures act with respect.
But I will stick with a quote from my wife...."While it is nice to visit all of these cultures and places, even coming from Italy, there is still no place like the US." To me, I think it translates more simply to "There's no place like home."
On a personal note....Beet1e, whether this is just a BBS persona, or part of his actual character, represents the typical Brit cliche' that alot of the world holds (arrogant, condescending, etc.), but is 180 degrees away from those Brits that I have met and are friends with....although of few Brits in HK were abit arrogant.
Curval, I will hopefully get a chance to visit your country as well, sooner than later, I hope!
Cobra
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Originally posted by Cobra
Curval, I will hopefully get a chance to visit your country as well, sooner than later, I hope!
Cobra
..and when you do we shall sit down quaff a bunch of beers (on me) and have a good discussion about unions...;)
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LOL! :) Make that alot of beers and discussion about Unions AND Management!
I'm serious about the visiting part ....or should I say my wife is..hehe
Cobra
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Does your wife have any younger sisters Cobra?
Italian women...yummm...
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And to think this was all started by a guy who runs around telling everyone he is "BUCK NEKKID" :eek: